Turner fits in nicely in Pacers' debut

10:53 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

Indiana's George Hill and Roy Hibbert come off the bench to congratulate teammates at the end of the third quarter with their 91-70 lead, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 118-98 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Tuesday February 25, 2014.

Written by

Candace Buckner
candace.buckner@indystar.com

There were little reminders Tuesday night that Evan Turner wasn't in Philadelphia.

The moment he walked onto the court, warmly greeted by most of the sell-out crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The post-up isolation plays he found in the halfcourt offense. And even more so, the wardrobe he decided on while standing in front of his new closet in Indianapolis.

"You go from wearing sweaters to wearing blazers," Turner joked about the biggest difference in leaving a 15-win team to joining a contender. "It builds you up a lot." ...